

Surveillance Report
Techlore & The New Oil
Weekly privacy and security news podcast - Presented by Techlore & The New Oil. The goal of Surveillance Report is keep the world updated on the latest privacy & security news to empower individuals to remain safe with the newest information. Join us for the ride! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 9, 2024 • 21min
USB Drives: Is There A Way To Use Them Safely?
Podcast delves into USB drive security, handling practices, email aliasing challenges, physical pain experiences, and struggles with RSS feeds and site restrictions. Hosts provide insights on safeguarding data integrity and privacy in a digital world.

Mar 7, 2024 • 40min
Hackers Target Popular Doorbells: What You Need to Know
Popular video doorbells vulnerable to hacking, data breaches in loan companies and healthcare platforms, Google blocking RCS on rooted Android devices, emerging cyber threats like generative AI worms and memory safe programming languages, updates in free and open source software news, diverse board nominations and spam campaigns, and malicious GitHub repos.

Feb 29, 2024 • 15min
Hardware Security Tips: Effective Strategies Against Malware
How we defend against hardware vulnerabilities, are you paying too much for a PO Box?, a question that accidentally got omitted last week, and more from SR168Q&A, join our next Q&A on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/surveillancepodSupport us on PatreonSupport us on LiberapayMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTimestamps00:00 Introduction00:25 Defending Against Hardware Vulnerabilities03:08 Our Favorite Movies07:39 Henry's Tempeh Adventures08:33 Nate's Musical Proficiency10:13 PO Box Pricing13:08 Favorite Pokemon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 26, 2024 • 30min
Reddit Sold You Out.
Reddit goes public, Signal finally has usernames, iMessage gets post-quantum encryption, Lockbit ransomware gets taken down, and more!Support us on PatreonSupport us on LiberapayMonero: 46iGe5D49rpgH4dde32rmyWifMjw5sHy7V2mD9sXGDJgSWmAwQvuAuoD9KcLFKYFsLGLpzXQs1eABRShm1RZRnSy6HgbhQDTimestampsSources00:00 PSA00:36 Introduction00:59 Support us!01:34 Highlight Story (Reddit)05:22 Data Breaches06:11 Companies12:34 Research14:11 Politics18:26 FOSS24:10 Misfits29:27 Support us!Main SitesSurveillance ReportOdyseePeerTubeTechlore WebsiteThe New Oil Website This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit surveillancepod.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2024 • 16min
Should You Use Your Bank's Mobile App?
Topics discussed in the podcast include: security of banking apps, custom ROMs for the Pixel Fold, future privacy expectations, buying movies ethically, and DMV privacy concerns.

Feb 20, 2024 • 41min
India Moves to Ban This Email Provider—Here's Why.
India's attempt to ban ProtonMail, Express VPN's DNS leaks, Apple's intentional breakage of PWAs and addition of virtual cards to Apple Pay, an EU court ruling against backdoors, and more privacy/security updates discussed in the podcast.

Feb 15, 2024 • 21min
Can You Purchase Gift Cards Privately?
The hosts discuss the privacy concerns related to buying gift cards from third party sources and share their favorite classical composers. They also explore different ways to pay for online purchases privately and discuss the privacy and security concerns of mobile apps required for institutional Wi-Fi networks.

Feb 12, 2024 • 32min
Google, Don't Block Sideloading!
Android sideloading restriction, Mozilla leadership changes, Skiff sale, alleged toothbrush DDoS attack, and more tech news discussed on the podcast.

Feb 11, 2024 • 17min
How To Avoid Data Loss With Security Services
Strategies for data security, thoughts on gaming devices like the Nintendo Switch OLED, repercussions of piracy, MMS-based attacks, and favorite public figures discussed in this episode.

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Feb 8, 2024 • 38min
Surprise: Google's AI Will Read Your Messages!
Google AI, Raspberry Pi, and Monero discuss Google's AI reading Android messages, Raspberry Pi going public, and rumors about tracing Monero. They also cover data breaches, phishing campaigns, ransomware payments, Chinese hacking groups, and protecting against AI voice clone scams.